Jignesh Chaudhary, Head of Research, Veracity Broking Services said, "It was a mixed trading week in equity markets which saw some positive as well as negative trading. It started the week on a negative note due to the absence of FIIs from the market who has been primarily net sellers.

"Markets then went on to trade positive for the next couple of trading sessions buoyed by growth in export in January 2014 resulting in trimming of trade deficit which brought a bit of a cheer to the otherwise dull market."

"Sensex later recovered supported by easing in wholesale inflation and some healthy capital inflows by FII's. The weak trend in the market is going to continue the next week also and we will see equity markets trading